DUSD -- Downey Unified School District

Teacher Salary and Benefits

There are more than 900 teachers and nineteen thousand students that are enrolled at the 20 schools managed by DUSD. The tables below profile teacher salaries for the entire state of California, due to more localized data not being available. The data has been obtained through several sources. Note: The information provided below is for informational purposes only, for official information please contact the school district directly.

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California Teacher Salary Details

Since more localized data is unavailable, the following table lists the average salary for teachers as provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for the state of California. There can be wide variations in salary, which can be attributed to experience or education levels, for example teachers with master's in education degrees may get a higher salary.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) 2025, State of California, SOC Codes: 25-2011, 25-2012, 25-2021, 25-2022, 25-2031, 27-2022, 25-3098, 25-9041

Special Education Teacher Salary

The table below displays the average salary for special education teachers in California.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) 2025, State of California, SOC Codes: 25-2051, 25-2052, 25-2053, 25-2054

School Administrators and Staff Salary

Learn more about average salary details on school administrators and support staff for the state of California below.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) 2025, State of California, SOC Codes: 11-9031,11-9032,21-1012,25-4021

Employee and Teacher Benefits (Estimated)

The estimated value of administrator and teacher benefits provided by DUSD is listed below. These estimates are calculated from the figures obtained from the NCES Finance Survey (2012).

	District	California
Teachers & Aides	$27,293	$23,830
Administrators	$25,652	$20,024

Source: Local Education Agency (School District) Finance Survey (F-33) Data (2012)

Downey Unified School District Jobs and Careers

The following tables outlines the number of teachers, administrators, and support staff that are employed by DUSD. This information is obtained through a self reported survey provided by the NCES Universe Survey.

Total Number of Teachers Employed

Total number of teachers employed by DUSD per grade classification is displayed below.

Source: National Center For Education Statistics (NCES), CCD Local Education Agency (School District) Universe Survey 2014

Instructional Supervisors, Coordinators, and Teaching Assistants

Total number of instructional supervisors, coordinators, and teaching assistant jobs are listed in the table below.

Source: National Center For Education Statistics (NCES), CCD Local Education Agency (School District) Universe Survey 2014

District and School Administrators and Support Staff

Total number of school administrators and support staff that work for DUSD are shown in the table below.

DUSD Schools

We have listed the 20 schools and their contact information, which is operated by DUSD in the list below. To view additional information about each school click on the school link.

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Downey Unified School District Map & Boundaries